Wire stringing device



April 0 w. FLAGLER WIRE STRINGING DEVICE Filed May 7 1948 1mm or Z jZer Alto ey Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIRE STRINGING DEVICE Walter L. Flagler, Wilmington, Calif.

Application May 7, 1948, Serial No. 25,764

a 1 This invention relates to a novel device for simultaneously stringing a plurality of wires over the cross arms of a number of poles extending along a given line and more particu arly has the poles and other obstructions to prevent the wires being strung from being fouled or becoming hung up on said cross arms and which will pre- .vent the wires from becoming crossed or entangled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel swivel connection forming a part of the device and which is adapted to be connected to the pull line to permit the rope to readily twist relatively to the device to prevent any tendency of the device to turn on its longitudinal axis especially as it is moving between cross arms of adjacent poles and which would otherwise readily occur especially when a strain is placed upon the pull line.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the device attached to a plurality of lines to be strung and to a pull line;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary central sectional view of a portion of the swivel of the device.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the wire stringing device in its entirety is designated generally 5 and includes an open triangular frame 6 having longitudinally spaced openings formed in one side 1 thereof and which openings 8 are adapted to be engaged by the ends of a plurality of wires 9 to be strung. The apex of the other two corresponding sides in of the triangular frame 6 constitutes the leading end of said frame and is provided with an opening II to which a swivel, designated generally l2 and constituting an important part of the stringing device 5 is detachably connected. The frame II] is provided with a pair of runners 13 one of which is attached to the under side of each of the frame sides 10 1 Claim. (01. 175-376) adjacent its outer edge and so that said runners are disposed longitudinally of said sides and with their planes at substantially right angles to the plane of the frame 6. The bottom edges of the runners l3 are provided with beveled forward ends I4 which merge with the upper edges thereof adjacent the apex or leading end of the frame 6 and said runners 13 extend rearwardly to beyond the rear end of the frame sides l0 and are provided with trailing terminal portions 15 which are disposed substantially parallel.

The swivel l2 includes an elongated body composed of a forward section l6 and a rear section H. The forward section l6 has a bore l8 extendto which a pull rope or line 22 is adapted to be tied. The opposite, rear end of the rod is threaded and preferably reduced in diameter to receive a retaining nut 23 which detachably retains a thrust bearing 24 on said rod l8 forwardly [of and adjacent'the nut 23. The thrust bearing 24 may likewise be mounted on a slightly reduced portion of the rod or shaft l8 and said bearing and nut are disposed in the socket l9 and with one end of the thrust bearing bearing against the bed of said socket to minimize the frictional resistance of rotation of the rod or shaft 20 with respect to the swivel section Hi When a pull is being exerted thereon by the line or rope 22.

The rear swivel section ll has a bore 25 extending longitudinally therethrough and the forward end of which is enlarged to form a socket 26 also for the purpose of accommodating the nut 23 and thrust bearing 24. The forward end of the section I! is externally reduced and threaded as seen at 21 to threadedly engage in the socket I9 and said threaded portions are provided with radial threaded bores 28 which align when the sections l6 and I1 are fully connected for receiving retaining screws 29, preferably of the Allen type." The section I1 is provided with a diametrical slot 30 which opens outwardly of its rear end to receive the leading end of the frame 6 and said rear end of the section I! is also provided with a bore or opening 3| disposed at right angles to the slot 30 and which is adapted to register with the opening II to receive a headed bolt 32 which extends therethrough and which is held in an applied position by a nut 33. The head of the bolt 32 which is disposed on the under side of the section i1 is countersunk therein as seen in Figure 2 and the forward portion of the section I6 is externally tapered, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that any suitable means may be provided for exerting a pull on the rope or line 22 for moving the wire stringing device 5 from left to right of Figures 1 and 2 for stringing the wires 9 over the cross arms ;of a pluralityof poles arranged along a given line, one of which poles is shown in Figure 2 fragmentarily at 34 provided with a cross arm 35 over which the stringing device is moving. It will be noted that as" the stringing device approaches the cross arm 35 the swivel section IE will engage the upper side of said cross arm and due to the taPGFOfritS forward end will readily ride thereover. As the swivel body I2 provides a smooth surface, said body will readily slide over the upper surface of the cross arm '35 and the trailing end thereof extendsato below the leading end of the beveled edges: 14 f the runners i3:-so' that .as. the swivel body 12 passes: over the cross arm 35 the beveled edges 14 of the runners 13 will engage said crossarmfor :elevating the frame 6 relatively to the cross arm .so that the leading ends-of the wires 9, attached :to said frame 6 will readily clear thelcrossarm thuspreventingany possibility of the stringing device or wires 9.;becoming fouled or.hanging.up

on the cross arme35.1 It willbe'readily-apparent that a-considerable .pull willbe exerted on the rope or line:r22'for. stringing the wires 9 and accordingly when thestrain is placed on the rope -or=1ine':22 it willhave a tendency to twist; Dur- -ing-th movement of thestringing device between cross arms 35 of adjacent poles,v it; is :im- :portant that" the-device 5- does not rotate on. its -longitudinalaxis which would =resultin the wires 9 :becoming .twistedand 1 .forythis reason the thrust bearingafl isprovided so that the shaft-20 =can rotate freely in-the swivel bodyilz to prevent the: frame 6- from beingrotatedand so that the runners 213 will always be i in depending position :with respect to .said frame lfor riding over the next cross'armr35 toward which the stringing :device is being: drawn.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended 5 claim.

I claim as my invention:

A wire stringing device comprising a forwardly converging frame having transversely spaced means at the trailingend thereof adapted for v attachment thereto of; ajplurality of wires to be strung, a pair of forwardly converging run- ,ners attached to and depending from the under side of said frame adjacent it forwardly con- 'verging side edges, and an elongated swivel in- 15 eluding, a swivel body having a trailing end detachably fastened directly to and extending from the leading end-"of said frame and adapted to be secured at its forward end to a pull rope or line for forming a swivel connection between said line and frame, said swivel body being circular in cross section throughout its length and being tapered towardits forward end forming a'cone, -said runners having bottom edges beveled toward their forward. ends and including-forward por- "-tions disposedabove the level ofsthe under side :of said swivel body'and adjacent thereto to facilitate the movement 10f: said fram .over the cross arm of a pole, said runners extending beyond the railing end :ofsaid frame and having; bottom edge portions disposedlsubstantially below. the trailin end of :said frame whereby? the wires :attached thereto will becaused to-passover the cross arn'rv substantially above; the .level thereof through engagement of: thebottom .edges of the irunners withzthelupper surfaceFOfthe cross-arm.

WALTER L.

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